Heimat : at the intersection of memory and space / edited by Friederike Eigler and Jens Kugele.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Eigler, Friederike Ursula.

Kugele, Jens.

Series:

Media and cultural memory ; 14.

Media and cultural memory = Medien und kulturelle Erinnerung, 1613-8961 ; 14

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

German literature.

Literature and history--Germany.

Literature and history.

Collective memory--Germany.

Collective memory.

Homeland in literature.

Space in literature.

National characteristics, German, in literature.

National characteristics, German, in motion pictures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (276 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boston : De Gruyter, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The concept of Heimat with its seemingly pre- or anti-modern connotations of rootedness in a place of origin is central to a critical understanding of German history and culture. Over the course of the past fifteen years, scholars across a range of disciplines have found new ways to examine the changing notions of Heimat - its multifaceted cultural, literary, and visual history, its gendered connotations, and its national and ideological appropriations. This anthology is the first to examine cultural manifestations of Heimat by giving special consideration to issues of memory and space. The contributions to this volume challenge static notions of place often associated with Heimat. Instead, they explore the social and cultural production of places of belonging as they emerge in literary and visual narratives ranging from 1800 to 2000 and beyond. Although the anthology includes historical perspectives on Heimat, its overall objective is not to trace its cultural or literary history, but to place this complex term into new conceptual contexts. Drawing attention to manifestations of Heimat within German literary and cultural studies provides a rich ground for exploring the transformation of locality in trans/national contexts.

Contents:

section I. Genealogies of Heimat : poetics, imagination, gender

section II. Urban Heimat : city-spaces, history, post/modernity

section III. Remembering Heimat : memory sites, taboos, ghosts

section IV. Challenging Heimat : language, culture, objects.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781283857291

1283857294

9783110292060

3110292068

OCLC:

819717280